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Scratched CRT monitor glass

by Gabe1972 Feb 17, 2006 4:44PM PST

I have a scatched monitor that is starting to drive me nuts. I know most of the scratches are just in the film on the glass. Will a buffer, say the onle you attatch to a drill, clean this off and get rid of the scratches? Or do you have another, inexpensive solution? This is this only think I can think of doing rather than spending a lot of money of things that would clean it, when they would cost half of what the monitor does. Thanks in advance.

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If it were me. . .

by Coryphaeus Feb 17, 2006 8:36PM PST

I'd contact the monitor web site and ask that question.

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I wouldn't

by joesmithers06 Feb 17, 2006 8:38PM PST

The glass on monitors is usually very carefully curved to help reduce glare and such. Using some sort of a buffing attachment might make matters worse.

Given that President's Day is upcoming, and numerous stores seem to use it as one more excuse to have a major sale, I'd just look for a new monitor myself. You can always keep the current one around as a spare in case you ever need one.

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